Mary Berry won’t be quickstepping on to the Strictly dancefloor any time soon (Picture: BBC/Getty/Metro)

She might be the queen of Bake Off – but Mary Berry has admitted that she won’t be transferring those skills to the ballroom any time soon.

In an interview with the Radio Times ahead of the start of her new show, Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking, she revealed that she has previously been approached to do Strictly Come Dancing- but despite being a big fan of the show had turned it down.

Why? Well Mary maintains it was her lack of dance skills that put her off.

‘My husband and children would kill me. I have two left feet and would make a terrible fool of myself,’ she said.

Shame. But it’s not the first time she has admitted turning down the show, having also told BBC Breakfast in 2014 that she would never consider it.

‘My legs are not co-ordinated, I would be terrified,’ the 80-year-old admitted.

‘It would be the last thing in the world, but I love it, and I love watching it.’

And despite her reservations, she hasn’t shunned the show completely, having made this memorable appearance – popping out of a giant cake – during a Bake Off themed routine in 2013:

Meanwhile, Mary – who’ll be sharing her recipes and secrets on her new show, also revealed just how starstruck she was after meeting actor Hugh Jackman when they were guests together on The Graham Norton Show.

‘He was lovely, and so tall,’ she said of the X-Men star – who also worked his magic on a string of Bake Off innuendos alongside fellow guest Billy Crystal.

The full interview with Mary Berry is in the new issue of Radio Times, which is out now.